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Preparation for the conferences
The healthcare consultant is in charge of the practical preparations for the conferences, including drafting
a programme, reservation of facilities, catering etc.
The specific tasks at the conferences
• Introducing the DNIP key persons to
o DNIP (the project manager)
o The professional aspects and content of the indicator set (the chairpersons)
o The logistics and tools for data collection and assessment of completeness of the database
(the healthcare consultant)
o The methods selected for follow-up and development of quality (the project manager).
Duration
Implementation conferences: 4 - 5 x ½ workday.
4.2 Documents related to the indicator set
Each indicator set consists of an indicator form, a documentalist report, a set of data definitions, a set of
calculation rules (indicator algorithms) and a registration form or a checklist.
Indicator form
The indicator form contains information on:
• Indicator area
• The exact formulation of the indicator (including any time frame)
• Indicator type (process or outcome indicator)
• Standard (quality target).
An example of an indicator form can be seen in Appendix 5, page 28.
The documentalist report
The completed documentalist report comprises:
• An indicator form
• Account of sources/search strategy
• Basis for choosing disease/condition, including:
o Incidence/prevalence
o Morbidity/mortality
o Known variation (quality issues)
o Intervention possibilities
o Healthcare political/professional initiatives in the area
o Estimated resource consumption
• Basis for choosing indicator area, including:
o Description of standardised patient process in the disease/condition
(referral/diagnostics/treatment/rehabilitation), including flow diagram (sectors/wards)
• Description of patient population (based on source studies):
o In general
o Sub-populations
• Description of indicators:
o Rationale/relevance (clinical importance)
o Evidence of the indicator
o Applicability, including practical availability of data
o Reasons for choosing indicators with evidence grading
o Consensus and recommendations
o Standard (target for quality)
• Prognostic factors:
o Description of evidence foundation, including evidence grading
Manual for the development of disease-specific quality indicators, standards and prognostic factors under
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